Fuel Additives
FOA #910 is a liquid carboxylate containing 40% Manganese as metal, the highest metal concentration available anywhere in liquid form. Manganese is the most effective and most commonly used metal additive for improving combustion and suppressing smoke in residual and distillate oils. Manganese also acts to impede the formation of SOB when used as an additive in these fuels.
FOA #910 is also developing interest for use as a fireside additive for coal. A Manganese solution sprayed on the coal when it first enters the burners has been found to improve combustion, reduce the formation of SO3 and lower the particulate fallout.
When compared with Manganese carboxylates with lower metal concentrations or with other forms of Manganese used as , FOA #910 offers the following advantages:
- Lower unit metal cost.
- Lower shipping, handling and storage costs.
- Greater flexibility in formulating.
- No need to pre-mix - FOA #910 is miscible in various oils.
- Excellent stability.
- Ease of handling - low viscosity.
- Low order of toxicity - Minimizes special handling precautions.
- High flash point (110°C).
- Can be used in compounds added directly to oil storage tanks as well as in metered compounds.
Undoubtedly the most widely used soluble carboxylate for fuel oil treatment, our 12% MANGANESE CEM-ALL offers many of the same advantages of FOA #910. When used as an additive for liquid fuels, 12% MANGANESE CEM-ALL has been reported to reduce soot formation by as much as 75%. 12% MANGANESE CEM-ALL is available in a mineral spirits carrier as well as in a high flash oil carrier.
8% CHROMIUM HEX-CEM
Here is another product that has been used extensively as a fuel oil additive and one where the interest and usage is growing. CHROMIUM HEX-CEM is a useful additive for reduction of the hot corrosion of alloys in gas turbines by sea salt contaminants. It is synergistic with manganese fuel oil additives.
12% IRON NEO-NAP
This product is used rather extensively in certain fuel oil additives. When combined with Manganese, it is extremely effective for use as an additive in marine fuel oils.
12% CERIUM HEX-CEM
12% CERIUM HEX-CEM is an extremely effective fuel oil additive for lighter boiling or distillate fuels. The addition of cerium to fuel improves combustion and reduces soot formation. Cerium is being used in a range of distillates from jet fuel to diesel fuel. This product has the same handling advantages and broad solubility characteristics as the other metal carboxylates described in this section.
40% CERIUM CEM-ALL
40% CERIUM CEM-ALL is a high concentration cerium complex that contains 40% cerium as metal. This product is a liquid carboxylate complex that improves combustion and reduces soot formation when it is added to distillate fuels. This version of cerium provides lower unit metal costs and greater formulation flexibility. It also has excellent stability in a variety of fuel additive packages.
The following Products are also effective and are finding a place in the industry:
- 28% BISMUTH HEX-CEM
- 12% COPPER CEM-ALL
- 30% COPPER CEM-ALL
- 4% MAGNESIUM TEN-CEM
- 15% MOLYBDENUM HEX-CEM
- 24% ZIRCONIUM HEX-CEM
- 7% CHROMIUM TEN-CEM3
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